By Craig Harper
For the Courier
Nine months later, the pain still lingers for the Evergreen girls swim team. A disqualification in the opening final of the 4A championships erased a second-place finish in the 200 medley relay and, for all intents and purposes, ended the Lady Cougars’ bid for their first state title.

Take one look at Lane Hanson now, as a 106-pound junior, and from when he first started wrestling for Evergreen High School a couple of years back as a 90-pound soaking-wet freshman, and one can tell the difference.

John Berry wants to be the face of the Jeffco Sheriff’s Office.
Berry, a Republican running in 2014 to replace Ted Mink as sheriff, said a change in philosophy is needed in the department. And he says that change starts with the sheriff himself.

As the holiday season quickly approaches, mothers across the land spout the adage, “Good things come in small packages.” Nothing could be more true when it comes to “Miniature Masterpieces,” the upcoming show at Evergreen Fine Art Gallery. The exhibit opens Friday, Nov. 22, and features a gallery filled with artwork under 120 square inches.

Ona “Okie” Reid was many things, but the part of her that was an artist shone brightly at Christmastime.

Every year — for decades — Reid would painstakingly create her own Christmas cards for family and friends. She had a fine arts degree, but also raised a family of four, and worked as an occupational therapist during World War II and later as a veterinary assistant at the family clinic.

It's her creative side, however, that the Evergreen Library is honoring through the end of this month.